Phlebotomists in Hawaii
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,343
after federal, FICA and Hawaii tax
Tax takes
$9,407
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,303
Hawaii costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Hawaii — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$47,750
Kept after tax
$38,343
Worth in national money
$35,303
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for phlebotomists is strong here. Hawaii's middle earner gets $47,750, putting the state 10 of 51 — about 5.57% ahead of the national figure.
- Against 437 occupations Hawaii publishes, phlebotomists lands at 341. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $47,750 the take-home is $38,343. But Hawaii costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,303 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,630, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For phlebotomists, Hawaii sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $47,750, ranking 10 of 51 and running about 5.57% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Within Hawaii, this work ranks 341 of 437 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Hawaii income tax is $38,343 for phlebotomists, from $47,750. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,303. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $48,630 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Phlebotomists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,760 |
| This salary | $47,750 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Hawaii | $38,343 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,547 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,422 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $45,006 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$7,767 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,750 as a midpoint for Hawaii, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,600 and the ninetieth is $59,760 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Hawaii's $38,343, worked from $47,750. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 341 of 437.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,303 uses one figure for the whole of Hawaii. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 437 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 341.
- The Hawaii median of $47,750 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,600 to $59,760. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Hawaii take-home of $38,343, on $47,750 for work ranking 341 of 437 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 341 of 437 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,303, worked from $47,750, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Hawaii address, on work sitting at 341 of 437 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $41,600 and the top tenth $59,760, so most people doing this work in Hawaii sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Hawaii costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $35,303 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Hawaii then takes its own share, leaving $38,343.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($41,600 to $59,760) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Hawaii rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Hawaii's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $35,303 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,343 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Hawaii income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.